research Syphilis: The Great Imitator
Syphilis has a wide range of symptoms that can look like other diseases, and if not treated, it can progress to a more serious stage, especially in HIV-positive patients.
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research Syphilis Presenting as Hair Loss
Syphilis can cause hair loss and treating the infection can reverse it.
research Diffuse Pattern Essential Syphilitic Alopecia: An Unusual Form of Secondary Syphilis
Syphilis can cause hair loss and should be considered in unexplained cases.
research Nonspecific Diffuse Alopecia as a Single Manifestation of Syphilis Infection: Clinical and Trichoscopic Features
Syphilis can cause hair loss without other symptoms and should be considered when diagnosing unexplained hair loss.
research Early Diffuse Alopecia in a Neonate with Congenital Syphilis
A newborn with congenital syphilis had unusual hair loss possibly caused by the infection.
research Folliculotropic Non-Alopecic Secondary Syphilis
A man with HIV had an unusual syphilis rash that looked like folliculitis but was cured with penicillin.
research Hair Root Studies in Patients Suffering from Primary and Secondary Syphilis
Syphilis patients showed abnormal hair root changes, with no difference between primary and secondary stages.
research Alopecia as the Presenting Symptom of Syphilis
Hair loss can be a symptom of syphilis.
research Syphilis: Today
Syphilis is becoming more common and remains a major health problem due to challenges in prevention and treatment.
research Chancres in Syphilis - Reply
Syphilis chancres can be atypical, and fiber implantation for baldness is risky and often fails.
research Hair and Scalp Manifestations in Secondary Syphilis: Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Trichoscopy
Hair loss in secondary syphilis is more common than thought and can be reversed with antibiotics.
research Oral Syphilis: Report of Three Cases and Characterization of the Inflammatory Cells
The document concludes that recognizing oral lesions is important for diagnosing syphilis.
research Secondary Syphilis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Case Report
research Secondary Syphilis in Patients Treated at the City Institute for Skin and Venereal Diseases in Belgrade from 2010 to 2014
The conclusion is that cerebrovascular diseases can cause seizure-like activity in stroke patients, which can be improved with antiepileptic drugs.
research Diffuse Hair Loss in Secondary Syphilis in HIV Positive Man: Case Report
A man with HIV had hair loss due to syphilis, which improved after penicillin treatment.
research Clinical Picture of Infectious Syphilis
The document concludes that syphilis has varied symptoms that are often missed, making clinical awareness crucial for diagnosis.
research Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome Associated With Secondary Syphilis: Dermatologic, Neurologic, and Ophthalmologic Compromise in an HIV Patient
An HIV patient with IRIS had rare syphilis symptoms affecting skin, eyes, and nerves.
research Overlapping Primary and Secondary Syphilis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Patient
research Moth-Eaten Alopecia as a Sole Manifestation of Secondary Syphilis in an Adolescent: Role of a Dermatologist
A dermatologist helped identify syphilis in a teenager who only had hair loss.
research Bilateral Anterior Uveitis as a Presenting Manifestation of Sarcoidosis and Syphilis
Surgical excision is the best treatment for SCC.
research High-Risk Male Teenager with Concurrent Gonorrhea and Syphilis Infection: An Alarming Call
The document concludes that it's concerning when a teenage boy has both gonorrhea and syphilis at the same time.
research New York Academy of Medicine, Section on Dermatology and Syphilis
An 8-year-old boy with Recklinghausen's Disease shows various symptoms and is from a family with close genetic ties.
research Essential Syphilitic Alopecia Revisited
Syphilis can cause hair loss that looks like other conditions, but it improves with treatment.
research 31-Year-Old Woman With Chronic Daily Headache and Alopecia
A woman's chronic headaches and hair loss were cured by treating her syphilis.
research A Rash Diagnosis
The man's rash, hair loss, and vision issues were due to syphilis, not CMV.
research Unusual Diffuse Hair Loss in a 35-Year-Old Taiwanese Man
The man's hair loss was due to syphilis, and his hair regrew after treatment.
research Syphilitic Alopecia: Uncommon Trichoscopic Findings
New hair and skin changes were found in a rare case of syphilis-related hair loss.
research Diffuse Syphilitic Alopecia
Treatment with benzylpenicillin and prednisolone cured the patient's syphilis and hair loss.
research Epidemiological, Clinical, and Trichoscopic Features of Syphilitic Alopecia: A Retrospective Analysis and Systematic Review
About 11% of patients with secondary syphilis had Syphilitic Alopecia, which usually improved with treatment.
research Moth-Eaten Symptomatic Syphilitic Alopecia Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Case Report
Hair loss in HIV patients should be tested for syphilis as well.